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His itinerary, among other activities, includes a visit to Tianjin, a city close to Beijing, and Qufu, in Shandong Province, the hometown of Confucius.---1427

Zoologists and other experts thought rearing pandas in captivity was the toughest job. But they were to realize later that releasing a captive-bred panda into the wild was a tougher job. The reason: these pandas were vulnerable when left to fend for themselves in the wild.----1420

1.Much as we may pride ourselves on our good taste, we are no longer free to choose the things we want, for advertising exerts a subtle influence on us.

2.Even this was remarkable, considering that she had had so many delays. There is no doubt that if she had not lost her rudder she would have won the race easily.

By Sky(1430)

1. Embodying both Eastern and Western cultures, Hong Kong stands out because it has not only a vibrant Christmas atmosphere, but also offers lots of shopping and entertainment facilities, and big discounts at this time of year."

2. When it comes to the weeklong Spring Festival holiday, destinations like Europe will be more popular,

3."Alone in a foreign land as a foreign guest, I miss my family all the more on every festive day." This line of prose was composed by a Tang Dynasty (618-907) poet, and today, it strikes a chord with those who find it difficult spending the holidays so far from home, family and friends.

4. But it doesn't take much searching to find Beijing has everything needed to become a home away from home - even during the holidays.

5. There are six suggestions for ways to get into the spirit of the season and beat back those holiday blues.

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() 131. Why can't you smoke?

At no time _______ in the meeting room.

A. does smoking permitB. smoking be permitted

C. is smoking permitted D. permits smoking

() 132. The sale usually takes place outside the house, with the audience ___on benches, chairs or boxes.

A. having seated B. seating C. having been seatedD. seated

() 133. These winners from that key school are wise and diligent, actually there are ______students in that school

A. many suchB. such many C. so many D. so much

() 134. Jack got a good mark although he had done _____ the others.

A. half as much asB. as much as half

C. as half asD. as much half as

() 135.In the USA, both the federal and state governments have laws _____ to guard consumers against deceptive advertisements

A. to be designed B. designed C. to design D. designing

Can Capello succeed?

by ANDREW MACASKILL, 21ST

严厉的卡佩罗能带领英格兰队再创辉煌吗？

ITALIANS have contributed a great deal to English culture. They introduced pizza, coffee, central heating and stone roads ______ the country. Now England is turning to Italy to help restore (恢复) ______ football pride.

The Italian Fabio Capello has been appointed as the new England football manager. The 61-year-old replaces (替代) Steve McClaren, ______ was fired as the team's manager last month after England failed to qualify (取得资格) for the European Championships.

If England's previous managers were quiet and reserved (内敛的), Capello is the complete opposite. He is well known for his fiery (暴躁的) personality and is often seen yelling______ his players.

When one Italian journalist was asked to describe Capello, he said: "You want to know about Fabio Capello's human side? Well, that's easy. He doesn't have one." So if England's players decide to disobey him, then they can expect to be heavily punished.

"I am very proud to be the England manager. It's a dream come true," Capello said. "But like with all dreams, I hope I don't have a bad awakening (梦醒)."

One of the problems Capello has to face is to work out why England's ______[gift] footballers failed to make it to the European Championships. ______ having world-class individual (单独的) players, they do not play well together as a team.

Capello's abilities are not ______ question. He has won nine league titles in 16 seasons with four different teams. His aggressive approach to management has worked for him before. Now English people hope that it will work for their team, too.

Students who say they never or hardly ever used dictionaries often speak English well but usually write poorly, because they make many mistakes.

The students who use dictionaries most do not learn especially well either. The ones who look up every new word do not read fast. Therefore they do not have time to read much. Those who use small two-language dictionaries have the worst problems. Their dictionaries often give only one or two words as translations of English. But one English word often has many translations in a foreign language and one foreign word has many translations in English.

The most successful students are those who use large college edition dictionaries with about 100,000 words but do not use them too often. When they are reading, these students first try to get the general idea and understand new words from the context. Then they reread and use the dictionary to look up only key words that they still do not understand. They use dictionaries more for writing. If they are not sure how to spell a word, or divide it into syllables (音节), they always use a dictionary. Also, if they think a noun might have an unusual plural form, they check these in a dictionary.

1. The writer tends to think that .

A. choose a good dictionary, and you’ll be successful in learning English

B. dictionaries are not necessary to the students who learn English

C. it is very important for students to use good dictionaries properly

D. using dictionaries very often can’t help to improve writing

2. According to the passage, which of the following is wrong?

A. Dictionaries have little effect on learning to speak English.

B. Whatever new words you meet while reading, never use dictionaries.

C. Small two-language dictionaries have serious defects (缺陷).

D. Reading something for the first time, you’d better not use dictionaries.